Lisa Marie Presley On Highs and Lows of Pregnancy

Singer Lisa Marie Presley and husband Michael Lockwood are "beyond thrilled and blessed, elated and saturated in happiness" after confirming that they are expecting fraternal twins this fall, but the same cannot be said for her feelings towards the new article in Marie Claire. The 40-year-old is happy with the photos that appear, but the article that accompanies them is a different story. Lisa Marie blogged that she "gave a three-hour heartfelt interview" but the quotes used "were usually about something else entirely in the conversation, grossly simplified and taken way out of context" so she cannot get "behind the article at all." In response to Lisa Marie’s comments, Marie Claire has released the following statement,

Marie Claire stands firmly behind "That’s All Right Mama," the story featuring Lisa Marie Presley in our September issue. Lisa Marie approached us to suggest the interview and spent many hours with our reporter, which went very well. We were surprised by her claims that we had taken her quotes out of context.

One media outlet that Lisa Marie stands behind is Entertainment Tonight. Earlier in her pregnancy, she let the news slip that she was expecting twins during an interview with the program, but "begged them to edit that out and not say anything yet," adding that when she was ready to release the news, "I would give it to them exclusively." ET kept their word, something Lisa Marie found "so refreshing."

As Lisa Marie prepares for the arrival of her twins, she is taking a break from recording because "there isn’t much room for breathing and singing right now" since "most of that area has been taken up" by the babies.

Writing and recording will resume when the little occupants in there have decided to join the outside world.

Source: Lisa Marie’s MySpace Page; Photo by Joseph Llanes, courtesy Lisa Marie Presley.

Comments

Good for Entertainment Tonight for showing some decency. Not something you see too often anymore in Hollyweird.

- Michelle on August 11th, 2008

So did she give Entertainment the green light to announce it early last week? How did the news get out?

- kristen on August 11th, 2008

Lisa Marie is the most down to earth, real singer/song writer who speaks her mind and holds nothing back.

I have a great respect for her. At times I think there are those who want to see her take the same path as Elvis, but this lady is smart.

I love you to pieces!~

- Jo on August 11th, 2008

I think she doesn’t really know what she wants, she seemd confused to me. I remember her saying that her pregnancy was private when it first came out, but now she’s half naked in a magazine. She probably just wants the positive sides of being a celebrity and that’s understandable but unfortunately not possible.

- sarita on August 11th, 2008

I am finding it hard to feel her disappointment. If you don’t want to share then don’t. I read Marie Claire and they have always been fair. She didn’t have to do the interview. I think she trying to start drama where it doesn’t already exist. Give me a break.

- Mimi on August 11th, 2008

i wonder how she got a copy of an article for an issue to be released in september. as a journalism student, i was taught that i should never give the subject of the article or story an advanced copy of the story. anybody know anything about this?

- lee on August 11th, 2008

Lee, I have seen the Sept. Marie Claire magazine out already in some stores.

- Renee on August 11th, 2008

thanks renee. i don’t read magazines much, except in doctors offices, and i just assumed that only august would be out right now.

- lee on August 11th, 2008